All music was banned in northern Mali in 2012 by Islamist militants. But musicians such as Songhoy Blues and Khaira Arby refused to accept it, joining together under the banner They Will Have To Kill Us First

An award-winning joke about a chocolate bar gave the impression that Rob Auton was a ruthless gag-merchant. But his meandering, poetic shows, riffing on his amazement at the world, encompass a whole lot more than that